prodder

noun

Definition of proddernext
as in prompter

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  1. rebel
  2. troublemaker
  3. insurgent
  4. promoter
  5. proponent
  6. booster
Noun
  • The rebels have threatened new attacks in response to Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon and its killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
    Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The Israel-Hamas war has intensified other conflicts in the Middle East, including attacks on international shipping lanes by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of rebel
Noun
  • And recently, troublemakers have been menacing volunteers who try to clean it up.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
  • But occasionally, a troublemaker slips through and inflames the linings inside our twin noses.
    GWEN ROCKWOOD The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of troublemaker
Noun
  • Operating in loose cooperation with Lebanese insurgents, these militias wreaked havoc on Israeli forces and their collaborators.
    Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
  • His ascension was part of a wave of insurgent, anti-establishment candidates who sought to push the Republican Party further to the right.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of insurgent
Noun
  • As president, Trump leaned even further into his role as a promoter of his own businesses.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Kennedy has been a leading promoter of false theories about vaccines being linked to autism.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of promoter
Noun
  • If former President Donald Trump is elected president, the nation's loudest anti-vaccine proponent could conceivably be in a position to drastically transform U.S. health policy.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The text of the constitutional amendment written by Issue 1 proponents would be added to the state Constitution.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of proponent
Noun
  • The landing marked SpaceX's 57th successful booster recovery at the Florida Space Force station and its 363rd overall, including California flights and droneship landings.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Wellness Is an immune system booster, such as an IV drip, the miracle fix for a cold?
    Lucy Binder, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of booster
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